Issues

Leaving the Game Early???

Author: Emma Vales and Samuel Coffman

Pro Leaving Games Early

Emma Vales

At the University of Notre Dame, football games are more than just sports events — they are cultural touchstones that reflect tradition, pride and the Fighting Irish spirit. The idea of leaving early, then, can feel…

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TBT: A Look Back at The 2005 Inauguration

Author: Elena Que

On Sept. 13, 2024, the University of Notre Dame inaugurated its 18th president, Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. But this momentous occasion was not just a singular event, it was a week-long celebration. From a feast on Library Lawn to the Inaugural Ball held in Notre Dame Stadium, few students and faculty…

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For Many More Years

Author: Tess Reinhart

“Ad multos annos,” which in Latin means, “for many more years,” represents the legacy of St. Thomas Aquinas’s contributions to Catholicism, culture and philosophy during the 800th anniversary of his birth this week.

 

To celebrate, Notre Dame hosted a four-day conference…

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Inauguration Picnic

Author: Kate Sorce

The celebration of Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C.’s Inauguration kicked off with a campus-wide picnic on Wednesday, Sept. 11. With both North and South Dining Halls closed for the occasion, students, faculty, staff and their families ditched their typical dinner tables for lawn chairs and picnic blankets.…

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Dining Hall Debate Affected By Residential Living

Author: Maura McSweeney

It’s a bright, sunny Thursday afternoon, and you and your fellow students are piling into the dining halls after 11 a.m. classes. Imagining the beautiful Southwest Salad at North Dining Hall has gotten you through the day, and the time has finally come. You swipe your card, smiling at the dining hall…

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Requiem for a Homeless Encampment

Author: Annabella Mayer

I spent the summer at a shelter for the unhoused. The Supreme Court has it all wrong.

About five days into my summer internship, a woman came in and asked for a blanket. I’ll call her Diane. That’s not the name I knew her by — I’m not sure if the name I knew her by was her real name either.…

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The Thrill of the Double Life

Author: Liesl Erhardt

March 15, 6:42 p.m. To any other person, this arbitrary time has no significance, and most won't even notice it passing on the clock. For prospective Domers, though, this is the most important 6:42 p.m. of their life. As the clock ticks, the minds of those high school seniors race in anticipation…

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Just a Thought with Margaret Pfeil

Author: Allison Clark

Dr. Margaret Pfeil is a professor at Notre Dame and holds joint appointments in the Department of Theology and the Center for Social Concerns. Pfeil teaches a course on sustainability in the tri-campus community. Pfeil got her undergraduate degree in International Studies with a concentration in Latin…

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The End of Blake Lively (And Us)

Author: Eva Williams

When Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni were announced as the leads of Colleen Hoover’s hit novel, “It Ends with Us,” the internet exploded. Lively, a star since “Gossip Girl,” and Baldoni, the heartthrob of “Jane the Virgin,” couldn’t have been more appealing to Hoover’s romance-obsessed fandom. However,…

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The President Recast: An Inauguration Review

Author: Claire Early

Replacing a beloved main character is never easy. Do you quietly recast the actor, like Aunt Viv in “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”? Do you slowly reduce his role until there’s nothing left, like Mark Brendanawicz in “Parks and Recreation”? Do you [spoiler alert] the [spoiler alert] right in front of…

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Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M: Gig ‘Em Irish

Author: Dagny Brand

As the Fighting Irish football team prepared themselves for a game in the nation’s toughest stadium to play in, I, a Notre Dame senior donned in Irish green, stood proudly in the front row of the Aggie student section. I had enjoyed true College Station festivities leading up to the game, including…

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The Dirty Shirley Review

Author: PJ Carroll

CORBY’S

Do you remember the first guy in your high school to get a tattoo? That’s the Dirty Shirley down at Corby’s. He’s a pretty good guy, yes, and you like running into him, sure, but you probably aren’t texting him to meet up over Christmas break. If your buddy buys you a Dirty Shirley…

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The Shirt/Dress/Halter

Author: Claire Early

The Shirt Dress Halter ???

It’s your freshman year, and you and your absolute best friend of two weeks are hitting the bookstore just before the first game day with one goal in mind: The Shirt. You carefully select a men's medium, and the next morning, you put it on, ready to slay the…

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Scholastic/NDTV Issues Poll Results

Author: Coffman, Samuel

In a poll conducted this week on campus, Scholastic Magazine and NDTV found that 57.4% of Notre Dame students intend to vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. To see more of the results from the poll, check out the report below.

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Notre Dame Alum Volunteers at DNC in Chicago

Author: Coffman, Samuel

CHICAGO–For Luca Ripani ’23, the Democratic National Convention just so happened to be in his backyard. The former Democratic Hill Staffer recently moved back to his hometown of Chicago, Illinois and wanted to get involved somehow with the convention.

“I decided that I didn’t really want a…

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A Menu of Random Roommates

Author: Libby Garnett

The first-year residential life process is a bit like going to a restaurant. The Notre Dame Division of Student Affairs has carefully curated a menu of random roommates. Unfortunately, you don’t get to order for yourself. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t peruse the options!

The Ghost

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